Mary Jane Hall

Brief Life History of Mary Jane

Mary Jane Hall was born in 1852, in Tanfield, Durham, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of John Hall and Mary Ann. She married Jacob Handy on 9 April 1870, in Gateshead, Durham, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in West Kyo, Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Whickham, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Handy
1843–1896
Mary Jane Hall
1852–
Marriage: 9 April 1870
Thomas Handy
1877–
Jacob William Handy
1882–1974

Sources (10)

  • Mary Jane Handy in household of Jacob Handy, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Mary Jane Hall, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Mary Jane Hall, "England, Durham Diocese, Marriage Bonds & Allegations, 1692-1900"

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World Events (8)

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, Irish, German, Norwegian, and Danish: from Middle English hall (Old English heall), Middle High German halle, Old Norse hǫll all meaning ‘hall’ (a spacious residence), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a hall or an occupational name for a servant employed at a hall. In some cases it may be a habitational name from any of the places called with this word, which in some parts of Germany and Austria in the Middle Ages also denoted a salt mine. Hall is one of the commonest and most widely distributed of English surnames, bearing witness to the importance of the hall as a feature of the medieval village. The English surname has been established in Ireland since the 14th century, and, according to MacLysaght, has become numerous in Ulster since the 17th century.

Swedish: ornamental or topographic name from hall ‘hall’ (a spacious residence), or a habitational name from a placename containing the element hall ‘rock’ (from Old Norse hallr).

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surnames 何 and 賀, see He 1 and 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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